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Recife / PE

1,588,983 pop. (2026) recifense

Public data for Recife, with source and date on every number. Updated on 04/11/2026.

Where to go in Recife visitor guide on circuitobr.com.br (in Portuguese)
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Completeness of CBR Tourism Intelligence
Initial portrait
Territorial characterization IBGE · INEP · Atlas Brasil. Diagnostic context; not counted toward completeness
Population
1,588,983 pop.
IBGE (population estimate) · Ref. 07/2026
GDP
R$ 66.35 bn
IBGE, Municipal GDP · Ref. 12/2023
GDP per capita 2023
R$ 44,563.38
IBGE, Municipal GDP · Ref. 12/2023
IDEB
5.8 · anos iniciais
INEP · Ref. 12/2025
IDHM
0.772 · Alto
Atlas Brasil (UNDP/IPEA/FJP) · Ref. 12/2010

Tourism in Recife

Registered offering, provider formalization, events and itineraries

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Places Artists/attractions Cultural venues Municipality boundary (IBGE)

Live tourism offering

Total places

8 places
Source: CircuitoBR · Ref. 11/2026

Atrativos Turísticos

4 places
Source: CircuitoBR · Ref. 11/2026

Infraestrutura de apoio

1 place
Source: CircuitoBR · Ref. 11/2026

Other places (no category group)

3 places
Published places whose category is not linked to a category group.
Source: CircuitoBR · Ref. 11/2026

Offering by type

Source: CircuitoBR · as of 11/2026

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Offering by type
Category Value
Atrativos Turísticos 4
Infraestrutura de apoio 1

Formalization

Providers in CADASTUR

1,017 operating
base for Q3 2025
ActivityOperating
Travel agencies 587
Restaurants and similar 186
Event organizers 76
Lodging 66
Tourist transport 31
Specialized providers 28
Event infrastructure 17
Car rentals 14
Theme parks 8
Campsites 1
Water parks and leisure 1
Show venues 1
Convention centers 1
Tour guides 434 registrations

Mandatory-registration activities (art. 21 of Law 11,771/2008): 769 operating, against 0 companies in those activities in the Federal Revenue database (CNAE).

"Operating" is the status reported in CADASTUR in the base extraction.

Tour guides have mandatory registration under Law 8,623/1993 and get their own line, because the individual file has no activity status: the 434 are not counted in the total of 1,017.

Source: CADASTUR (Ministry of Tourism) / Federal Revenue Service

Events and product

Upcoming events on the agenda

Data not yet available
Nothing registered yet.
Source: CircuitoBR

Published itineraries

Data not yet available
Nothing registered yet.
Source: CircuitoBR
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